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Trial date set for former district attorney Rex Gore

Published: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 3:08 p.m.

An Aug. 19 trial date was set Monday for former Brunswick County District Attorney Rex Gore, accused of allowing Assistant District Attorney Elaine Kelley to illegally collect expenses for traveling to and from work.

Senior Deputy Attorney General Jim Coman asked Superior Court Judge Mary A. Talley on Monday to set the case for trial and that an out-of-county judge be brought in.

“This matter, in all likelihood, will proceed to trial... I would propose that we set a trial date of August and that we contact the (Administrative office of the Court) about getting a judge from outside the area,” Coman said.

Gore's attorney W. James Payne agreed to the date and request. Gore did not appear in court.

The August 2012 indictment charges that Kelley and Gore knowingly entered into an illegal agreement that paid Kelley $14,000 in fraudulent travel expenses.

Gore was indicted on felony conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses.

Kelley was indicted on charges of obtaining property by false pretense and felonious conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses.

The indictment says that from 2005 to 2010, she falsely claimed travel from Elizabethtown to Bolivia on business-related matters and that Gore knowingly signed off on those travel expenses, knowing they were false.

<p>An Aug. 19 trial date was set Monday for former Brunswick County District Attorney Rex Gore, accused of allowing Assistant District Attorney Elaine Kelley to illegally collect expenses for traveling to and from work. </p><p>Senior Deputy Attorney General Jim Coman asked Superior Court Judge Mary A. Talley on Monday to set the case for trial and that an out-of-county judge be brought in.</p><p>“This matter, in all likelihood, will proceed to trial... I would propose that we set a trial date of August and that we contact the (Administrative office of the Court) about getting a judge from outside the area,” Coman said.</p><p>Gore's attorney W. James Payne agreed to the date and request. Gore did not appear in court. </p><p>The August 2012 indictment charges that Kelley and Gore knowingly entered into an illegal agreement that paid Kelley $14,000 in fraudulent travel expenses.</p><p>Gore was indicted on felony conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses.</p><p>Kelley was indicted on charges of obtaining property by false pretense and felonious conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses.</p><p>The indictment says that from 2005 to 2010, she falsely claimed travel from Elizabethtown to Bolivia on business-related matters and that Gore knowingly signed off on those travel expenses, knowing they were false.</p><p>F.T. Norton: 343-2070</p><p>On <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @FTNorton</p>